Display-receptacle.



H. B. TOURTELLOT.

DISPLAY RECEPTACLE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.24. 1914.

Patented NOV. 20, 1917.

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EENRYB. TOURTELLOT, or QUINCY, MASSACHUSETTS. ASSIGNOR T0 AMEBIcAncAn COMPANY, or NEWYORK, n. Y., acoarona'rion or NEW JERSEY.

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Be it known'thatI, HENRY B.'ToUn'rnL- Lo'r', a citizen of the United States, residing tacles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improvement in display receptacles generally, and more particularly to improvement in display receptacles such as humidors for cigars and the like, and the present invention is a division of my application Serial No. 745,842, filed Feb. 3, 1913, for cigar display humidors.

The invention consists in the novel devices and combination of parts and devices hereinafter described and claimed, and although theembodiment of the invention shown on the drawing forming a part of this applica tion and described in detail discloses a humidor, it will be understood that the invention has other applications and uses.

In the accompanying drawing which forms a part of this specification, Figure 1 is a longitudinal section of the improved humidor. the same being shown closed and standing flat. Fig. 2 is a cross sectional elevation, showing the humidor erected into the display position. Fig. 3 is a bottom or plan view, upon a somewhat similar scale, of the humidor as shown in Fig. 1.

A purpose of the herein described embodiment of the invention is to provide a humidor of suitable size to receive a cigar box and its contents of cigars, such humidor also to contain the necessary moistening pads; to be furnished with the glass hinged lid to close the same for the retention of the moisture; and to be furnished with a means for tilting and sustaining the humidor in display position, and for holding advertising matter.

In the drawing, A is a sheet metal wood or fiber box, the bottom B of which is flanged with a flange Z) interfolded with the sides of the box, and thus forming at the bottom a countersunk portion 13, which serves to strengthen the structure and at the same time to receive and contain a folded display stand consisting of the loop memher or frame C, pivoted at c to the bottom of the box, and pivoted at 0 to the swing- Specification of Letters Patent.

ing plate D formed with a hook or offset cl I into which hook, as shown in Fig. 2, the edge of the inclined vbox may, be placed and securely held in the display position against dicated in Fig. l, entirely within the countersunk bottom. The upper edge of the humidor box is all around formed with an inwardly and downwardly extended flange a which serves to stiffen and strengthen Patented Nov. so, ieiv.

Y 'o eiginai'a5pnman filed February .s', 1913, Serial No. 745,842. Divided and this application fiiaaagta Serial No. 858,198.

the structure, and also as a holding place or receptacle for the necessary humidor pads. The humidor pads are preferably made of perforated metal and blotting paper, the latter E held between two sheets of the former F, and stiffened at the edges by inturned flanges The perforated metal should preferably be coated with waterproofing enamel or varnish to guard against rusting. .lVhen these moistening pads have been soaked with water, they can be placed in the humidor and removably held therein by tilting them in the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1, and then pushing them into the vertical position,

when the inward and downward turned tion supported upon the display stand, the

upwardly extending leaf D of this stand serves as a rest, upon which may be supported the hinged glass cover G, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 2, so that the humidor may be easily kept open when desired. The upwardly extending leaf D and the support also offers a convenient'place to hold a price card or other advertising card, or, if desired, the top of the wooden cigar box, removed from said box, may be placed therein.

I claim:

1. An article of manufacture comprising a container having a body and a cover therefor, the body having an upwardly recessed bottom, and a two-part hinged collapsible stand adapted to nest within said recessed bottom when it is collapsed, one of the two stand-parts being hinged at one of its ends to the container, and the other stand-part being hinged to the free end of the first stand-part and being foldable to extend toward the hinge of said first stand-part, to lie Within said recessed bottom of the container.

2. An article of manufacture comprising a container having a body and a cover therefor, the body having a countersunk bottom, and a two-part hinged, collapsible stand, the stand when collapsed adapted to be nested within the countersunk bottom of the body, one of the stand parts being hinged at its front end to the container and at its rear end to the other stand part, the latter part having means to engage the rear end of the container and having a cover supporting extension which also nests within said countersunk bottom.

3. A container of the character described comprising a body member having a pivoted cover, said body member having a countersunk bottom and a stand for supporting said container in an inclined position, said stand including a loop member pivotally connected to the body and a plate pivotally connected to the loop, the plate having an offset with which the edge of the body engages, the plate and loop being so proportioned as to nest within the countersunk bottom of the body when the stand is collapsed, substantially as specified.

4. An article of manufacture comprising a container having a body and a cover therefor, the body having a countersunk bottom, and a two-part hinged, collapsible stand, said stand including a loop member pivotally connected to the container body, and a platepivotally connected to and foldable within the loop, the plate having an offset with which the edge of the body engages to support the body in an inclined position, the plate and loop being adapted to nest within the countersunk bottom of the body when the stand is collapsed, substantially as specified.

Signed this 6th day of August, 1914:, in the presence of two witnesses.

HENRY B. TOURTELLOT.

lVitnesses VVILLIAM S. KELLEY, JAMES F. BACON.

Gopies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner 01 Patents,

Washington, D. C. 

